HB 661-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 661-FN
AN ACT relative to radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones.
SPONSORS: Rep. Powers, Rock 16; Rep. Serlin, Rock 16; Rep. Morris, Rock 14; Rep. Stiles, Rock 15; Rep. French, Merr 5; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill requires radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones.
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05-0666
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Nuclear Response Program; Radiological Monitoring. Amend RSA 107-B by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
107-B:7 Radiological Monitoring. The director of fire safety and emergency management shall implement a continuous real-time environmental radiological monitoring program. The program shall include installation of radiation monitors in each municipality located in an emergency planning zone, as that term is used in 10 C.F.R. part 50.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
05-0666
Revised 2/7/05
HB 661 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety has determined this bill may increase state restricted revenue and expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2005 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states this bill requires radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones. The Department further states this bill requires monitors in each community of the emergency planning zone for both the Seabrook and Vermont Yankee nuclear power plants. The Department indicates the maintenance of these systems annually costs between 10% and 20% of the installed cost because each device must be calibrated semi-annually. Each site will require a telemetric device, Internet service, electric power and a measuring device.
The Department further indicates a detailed study of each emergency planning zone would need to be conducted by a qualified expert to design each system before a cost to deploy, maintain, and monitor can be determined. The Department states the cost of the initial design study, as well as implementation, monitoring, and maintenance would be paid for through funding from each utility or by dedicated funding through the RSA 107:B process.